CN112543117A - Exchange module configuration method with selectable interface protocol - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for configuring an exchange module with selectable interface protocols, which belongs to the technical field of network interfaces and comprises the following steps: modifying the interface configuration of the exchange module according to the requirement through a preset interface protocol; by selecting the interface protocol, the switching module can meet various application scenarios. The method of the invention realizes the interface types of different numbers, rates and protocols of the exchange module by selecting different interface configuration files, realizes the flexible configuration of the interfaces, realizes the customized application of the exchange module, improves the interface configuration efficiency of the exchange module and expands the application mode.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of computer network interfaces, in particular to a configuration method of an exchange module with selectable interface protocols.
Background
With the development of technologies, blade servers are used more and more. The blade server is a rack-type chassis with standard height, and a plurality of card-type server units can be inserted into the rack-type chassis, so that high availability and high density are realized. The blade server has the following advantages: the operation management cost is reduced; high processing capacity density, saving valuable space and floor space expense; the reliability design is more perfect, and the downtime is reduced; the upward expansion and the outward expansion are innovative.
The blade server is composed of a case, computing blades, an exchange module and a management module, wherein each computing blade realizes network interconnection through the exchange module, the exchange module internally provides an interface to a back plate to realize network interconnection between board cards, and the exchange module externally provides an interface to realize network interconnection between the blade servers. The network interface has various forms, wherein the rate is divided into giga, tera, 40G and the like, and the signal protocol is divided into serdes/SGMII/SFI/10GBASE-KR and other various interface forms, wherein the 10GBASE-KR is a signal form special for the interconnection of the backplane.
Disclosure of Invention
In configuring different blade servers, a switching module is required to provide a specific number, a specific rate and a specific interface protocol to realize network interconnection, and in order to provide multiple interface forms to the outside more flexibly and reduce the cost and maintenance problems caused by designing multiple switching modules, it is very necessary to provide a switching module configuration method with selectable interface protocols.
The invention mainly aims at the above problems and provides a method for configuring an interface protocol selectable exchange module.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a configuration method of a switching module with selectable interface protocols is realized by the following contents:
modifying the interface configuration of the exchange module according to the requirement through a preset interface protocol;
on the basis that the hardware design meets the conditions, the switching module meets various application scenes by selecting the interface protocol, so that the interface configuration efficiency of the switching module is improved, and the application mode is expanded.
The method comprises the steps of writing interface protocols of different interfaces into an interface configuration file of an exchange module, starting a script through an exchange system to call the configuration file, and configuring the interfaces.
The implementation of the interface configuration file modification comprises the following contents:
in the serial port of the exchange module, the method is realized by entering an exchange system command line so as to obtain more interface configuration modes.
The interface configuration file presets a plurality of selectable interface configurations according to the hardware condition of the exchange module.
The switching module realizes network interconnection between the board cards by providing an interface to the server backboard, and realizes network interconnection between the blade servers by providing an interface to the outside.
The hardware conditions comprise an interface protocol supported by the exchange chip, a phy chip connection mode and an interface protocol supported by the phy chip.
The configuration files are selected in the management page of the exchange module, and a user can select different configuration files according to the application scene requirement.
The implementation process of the interface configuration of the switching module comprises the following contents:
(1) presetting a plurality of selectable interface configuration files in advance according to hardware conditions of an exchange module;
(2) calling a starting file in a starting script of the exchange system to configure an interface;
(3) selecting the configuration of the exchange interface in the management page of the exchange module;
(4) and restarting the operating system to realize the required interface type of the switching module.
The method realizes the interface configuration of the exchange module by selecting different interface configuration files according to the number of interfaces, the interface rate and the interface type of the protocol, completes the flexible configuration of the interfaces and realizes the customized application of the exchange module.
The interface protocol comprises: serdes, SGMII, SFI, 10 GBASE-KR.
Compared with the prior art, the method for configuring the exchange module with the selectable interface protocol has the following outstanding advantages that:
the method of the invention realizes the interface types of different numbers, rates and protocols of the exchange module by selecting different interface configuration files, realizes the flexible configuration of the interfaces, realizes the customized application of the exchange module, improves the interface configuration efficiency of the exchange module and expands the application mode.
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A configuration method of a switching module with selectable interface protocols is realized by the following contents:
modifying the interface configuration of the exchange module according to the requirement through a preset interface protocol;
on the basis that the hardware design meets the conditions, the switching module meets various application scenes by selecting the interface protocol, so that the interface configuration efficiency of the switching module is improved, and the application mode is expanded.
The method comprises the steps of writing interface protocols of different interfaces into an interface configuration file of an exchange module, starting a script through an exchange system to call the configuration file, and configuring the interfaces.
The implementation of the interface configuration file modification comprises the following contents:
in the serial port of the exchange module, the method is realized by entering an exchange system command line so as to obtain more interface configuration modes.
The interface configuration file presets a plurality of selectable interface configurations according to the hardware condition of the exchange module.
The switching module realizes network interconnection between the board cards by providing an interface to the server backboard, and realizes network interconnection between the blade servers by providing an interface to the outside.
The hardware conditions comprise an interface protocol supported by the exchange chip, a phy chip connection mode and an interface protocol supported by the phy chip.
The configuration files are selected in the management page of the exchange module, and a user can select different configuration files according to the application scene requirement.
The method realizes the interface configuration of the exchange module by selecting different interface configuration files according to the number of interfaces, the interface rate and the interface type of the protocol, completes the flexible configuration of the interfaces and realizes the customized application of the exchange module.
The interface protocol comprises: serdes, SGMII, SFI, 10 GBASE-KR.
The blade server is provided with four computing blades, each computing blade provides 2 paths of 10GBASE-KR signals, and the switching module needs to set 8 interfaces for network interconnection of 10GBASE-KR protocols. One of the blades is changed to provide 2 SGMII signals, and the switching module needs to change and set two of the blades to the SGMII signals, as shown in fig. 1, the specific implementation flow includes the following contents:
(1) editing an interface configuration file according to the hardware condition of the switching module, wherein the interface protocol is a 10GBASE-KR protocol and an SGMII protocol;
(2) calling a starting file in a starting script of the switching system to configure an interface, and setting a 10GBASE-KR protocol interface and an SGMII protocol interface;
(3) opening a management page of the exchange module, selecting the configuration of an exchange interface, and selecting a 10GBASE-KR protocol by 8 interfaces;
(4) and restarting the operating system to realize that all the required interface types of the switching module are 10GBASE-KR protocol interfaces.
One blade provides 2 paths of SGMII signals, and the switching module needs to change the setting of two paths of SGMII signals.
Repeating steps (3) and (4):
(3) opening a management page of an exchange module, selecting the configuration of an exchange interface, selecting a 10GBASE-KR protocol for 6 interfaces, and selecting an SGMII protocol for 2 interfaces;
(4) restarting the operating system can realize that the required interface types of the switching module are as follows: 6 10GBASE-KR protocol interfaces and 2 SGMII protocol interfaces.
The above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and general changes and substitutions by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A configuration method of a switching module with selectable interface protocol is characterized in that the method is realized by the following contents:
modifying the interface configuration of the exchange module according to the requirement through a preset interface protocol;
by selecting the interface protocol, the switching module can meet various application scenarios.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the interface protocol of the different interface is written into the interface configuration file of the switching module, and the interface is configured by the switching system boot script calling the configuration file.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the implementation of the interface profile modification comprises the following:
the serial port of the exchange module is realized by entering an exchange system command line.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the interface configuration file presets a plurality of selectable interface configurations according to hardware conditions of the switch module.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the switch module implements network interconnection between boards by providing an interface to a server backplane, and implements network interconnection between blade servers by providing an external interface.
6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hardware conditions include interface protocols supported by the switch chip, phy chip connection modes, and interface protocols supported by the phy chip.
7. An interface protocol selectable switching module configuration method according to claim 4, characterized in that said configuration file is selected through a management page of the switching module.
8. The method according to any of claims 5 to 7, wherein the implementation procedure of the interface configuration of the switching module includes the following steps:
(1) presetting a plurality of selectable interface configuration files in advance according to hardware conditions of an exchange module;
(2) calling a starting file in a starting script of the exchange system to configure an interface;
(3) selecting the configuration of the exchange interface in the management page of the exchange module;
(4) the operating system reboots.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the method selects different interface configuration files to implement interface configuration of the switch module according to the number of interfaces, the interface rate, and the interface type of the protocol.
10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the interface protocol comprises: serdes, SGMII, SFI, 10 GBASE-KR.
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